Some advice?

One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?

Tom,

Not sure if this will help, but have you tried using
msconfig?

Start with a minimal load, and slowly increase it till
you find the conflicts?

Hope it helps


-----Original Message-----
One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect
to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with
networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to
get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?


.

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:52:14 -0700, "Tom"
wrote:

One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?

Tom,

MSConfig gives you the ability to selectively disable loading of components when
booting in normal (non-safe) mode. You can, at your discretion, do a:
- Normal startup
- Minimal startup
- Selective startup (anywhere between the two), and selecting specific
components to include.

You also might benefit from defining your problem more precisely, and someone
here might be able to help you. Saying "doesn't seem to be able to connect"
isn't giving anyone too much of a clue.

How to Compose a Good Newsgroup Post
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

How to Act Smart on Usenet
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Getting Your Post Noticed - and Answered
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp

Help us help you.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

Tom,

I have the same problem.

My motherboard has an integrated NET card. I tried using msconfig, but that
did not solve my problem. I also tried reloading XP, but that did not solve
it either.

I think our problem is with the registry.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1055172484
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;299357

I will watch this site to see if anyone else has some good advice.

But. I am about to pay MS $35 to find out if there is a solution.

AL

"Tom" wrote:

One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?

Have you tried adding a PCI NIC to see if that helps? They can be had for
less than $6 these days... that sure beats $35!

Carey

"AL" wrote in message
...
Tom,

I have the same problem.

My motherboard has an integrated NET card. I tried using msconfig, but
that
did not solve my problem. I also tried reloading XP, but that did not
solve
it either.

I think our problem is with the registry.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1055172484
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;299357

I will watch this site to see if anyone else has some good advice.

But. I am about to pay MS $35 to find out if there is a solution.

AL

"Tom" wrote:

One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?

You might check out this article

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259


--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Carey Holzman" wrote in message
...
Have you tried adding a PCI NIC to see if that helps? They can be had for
less than $6 these days... that sure beats $35!

Carey

"AL" wrote in message
...
Tom,

I have the same problem.

My motherboard has an integrated NET card. I tried using msconfig, but
that
did not solve my problem. I also tried reloading XP, but that did not
solve
it either.

I think our problem is with the registry.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1055172484
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;299357

I will watch this site to see if anyone else has some good advice.

But. I am about to pay MS $35 to find out if there is a solution.

AL

"Tom" wrote:

One of my computers doesn't seem to be able to connect to
my network. BUT, when I boot in safe mode with networking
it works fine.

I know safemode only boots with a minimal set of drivers
and executes only certain parts of win.ini and
system.ini. I tried the trick of renaming win.ini to get
a fresh file, but that didn't fix it. I don't know what
to try next.

Does anyone have advice on how to figure out what's
causing the problem? Or would I be better off not
investing so much time and just reinstall XP?